New Bikes and New Bike Trail

Posted on July 10, 2018January 14, 2019 by jrblack Leave a comment

Academy of Sports recently had a sale on bikes and we have been wanting to get new bikes for the family for… um… quite some time… years… yeah. So we dove in and got 5 new mountain style bikes for the family. We are not professionals and don’t need the best bikes on the market, […]... Read More

NC Zoo with SW Freshmen

Posted on May 31, 2018July 10, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

I recently was blessed with the opportunity to chaperone a group of Freshmen from Caitlin’s high school to the NC Zoo. At the time I signed up for this, I thought it would be great and a fun time. But as we approached that day, it became more and more clear that the skies would […]... Read More

Spring Market 2018

Posted on April 20, 2018July 10, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

This was my 2nd High Point Furniture Market, but my fourth market (including 2 in Atlanta) that I have made changes and enhancements to our sales market software. At the end of May, I will be at Caracole for a year. My first High Point market was a bit crazy, I had recently taken on […]... Read More

Spring Break weekend 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018July 10, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

Spring Break has been different recently with Collin’s college class schedule not having break at the same time as Austin and Caitlin’s high school schedule and this year was no exception. But we squeezed in a weekend trip to Myrtle Beach. Besides relaxing and chilling with the family (with some cool breezy beach time) the […]... Read More

Nature Photography Sep–Nov 2017

Posted on November 20, 2017April 17, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

Time to post some more of my hobby pictures… taking pictures of random nature and wildlife. Looking through these pictures and pictures from my last Nature Photography seems to indicate I don’t get out much or my life is quite a routine. Our unofficial outdoor pets are the local tree frogs. This summer and […]... Read More

Amber and Peanut Butter – Lip Smackin Good

Posted on November 6, 2017February 19, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

Amber has needed to take some medicine in the past few weeks, but she got good at avoiding the medicine pill in her food, eating her food and leaving the medicine. The doctor suggested we coat the medicine pill in peanut butter and give it a try. The first few times she still managed to spit out […]... Read More

Pool Closing and Black Snake

Posted on November 1, 2017February 19, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

This weekend with help from Collin I closed up the pool for the winter. We found a surprise while pulling the cover out across the pool. A nearly 5ft Black Snake. ... Read More

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